Percy Green Named First Team All-SLC
3/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 9, 2003
Percy Green became only the second Lumberjack ever to earn First Team All-Southland Conference honors in a vote of media and head coaches of Southland Conference institutions. Green led the Lumberjacks in scoring for the year and finished among the top 10 in the SLC in scoring in earning the honor.
The 6-7 Oklahoma City, Okla. senior led SFA with a 12.5 ppg average in helping the 'Jacks to a 20-7 overall record, and a 16-4 second place finish in the conference standings. The second place finish is the best ever for SFA since joining the SLC.
B.J. Banks, a junior from Greenville, Texas also earned Honorable Mention honors in the vote after leading the team in steals and finishing fourth in the conference in steals per game. Banks finished the regular season fifth on the team with a 7.9 ppg average. Banks also chalked up 57 steals and added 48 assists.
The 'Jacks host a semi-final Southland Conference tournament game Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the coliseum.
2003 ALL -SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM NAME UNIVERSITY Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown Donald Cole Sam Houston State C Sr. 6-8 Port Arthur, Texas Kirby Lemons Louisiana-Monroe F Sr. 6-7 Midland, Texas Percy Green Stephen F. Austin F Sr. 6-7 Oklahoma City, Okla. Terry Conerway Southwest Texas G Jr. 6-3 Cleburne, Texas Ron Austin Lamar G Sr. 6-3 West Bloomfield, Mich.
SECOND TEAM LeRoy Hurd Texas-San Antonio F Jr. 6-7 Moss Point, Miss. Robert Shannon Sam Houston State G Sr. 5-11 Baton Rouge, La. Jason Coleman McNeese State G Sr. 6-4 Brooklyn, N.Y. Mack Callier Texas-Arlington F Sr. 6-7 Tyler, Texas Amir Abdur-Rahim Southeastern La. G Jr. 6-3 Atlanta, Ga.
THIRD TEAM Damany Hendrix Lamar F Sr. 6-6 Vallejo, Calif. Jeremiah Coleman Southwest Texas F Jr. 6-7 Timmonsville, S.C. Lewis Arline Lamar F Sr. 6-6 Silsbee, Texas Roy Johnson Texas-Arlington C Jr. 6-9 Houston, Texas Eddy Fobbs Sam Houston State C Jr. 6-11 Silsbee, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION: Jermaine Wallace, NWLa.; David Sykes, SWT; Ike Akotaobi, UTSA; Keith Howell, UTA; B.J. Banks, SFA. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Donald Cole, Sam Houston State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jermaine Wallace, Northwestern State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bob Marlin, Sam Houston State
